TRACK & STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20142, 11 January 1940, Page 3

TRACK & STABLE

APPRENTICE’S FEAT RODE EIGHT WINNERS TOTAL OF 27 MOUNTS dark: flight bleeds By "Trenton” The Malamata apprentice E. V. Dye put up a fine performance at the Stratford and New Plymouth meetings over the Christmas and New Year period. Out of 27 mounts at the two meetings, Dye rode eight winners, five seconds and six thirds, so that he was only eight times out of the money. Among his mounts were several good dividend payers, including Gay Seton. Dye had previously ridden big divident horses in Town Section at Cambridge and Erlick at Te Rapa. E. V, Dye was previously apprenticed to G. New at Awapuni but suffered illhealth. so that it was considered a different climate would be beneficial to him. He thus became apprenticed to R. H. Martin, the Matamata trainer. Another Matamata jockey. O. Evans, was also fairly successful at Taranaki on the second day. In no race on the second day at New Plymouth were cither one or the other, Dye and Evans, out of a place. Not Out of: Turn The Nightmarch gelding Night Dress, who won the principal event at Oamaru, does not score out of his turn, but may do better this season, as he shaped consistently at Wingalui. Waikouaiti and Oamaru. When he won at Trentham in the spring of' last season Night Dress shaped as if he would develop into a good performer, but although a subsequent winner, has never raced up to the expectations of his early form. Night Dress should be a good stayer, as he was got by Nightmarch from Ball Dress, by Winning Hit—Equipment, by Martian-To-morrow, by Bill o' Portland—Elusive, by Trenton. Shaped Encouragingly Gay Parade was given his first trial over a middle distance in the Waikouaiti Cup on New Year's Day, and shaped encouragingly. He is bred and built on right lines to develop into a stayer, and his future efforts may be confined to such races. Change of Slables Formerly trained at Te Awamutu, Balinavar and Bahdor are now members of J. M. Buchanan’s team at Ellerslie. Bahdor is a half-ister by Bambury to Balinavar. She has nol yet raced. Kadina Consistent Winner of the Juvenile Handicap at the Hawke's Bay summer meeting, Kadina has now had two seconds and a win in three starts. Kadina lacks nothing on the score of breeding, being by Croupier from Calorina, a halfsister by Elysian to Catalogue. Kadina is also favoured with having plenty of size and a good future is likely to bv in store for her. Turned Bleeder The brilliant Southland sprinter, Dark Flight, has turned bleeder, and his form over the holidays was well below what lie showed at the New Zealand Cup meeting, where, in winning the Avon Handicap, he equalled the Australian and New Zealand record of 1.9 2-5 for six furlongs. Impressive Win The two-yeer-old Phaleron Song, who created a good impression by her win in the Kaiwaiwai Handicap on the second day of the' Wairarapa Racing Club’s summer meeting, was bred by her owner, Mrs. W. H. Shannon, and is :a first foal. Phaleron Song is by Phaleron: Bay from Sparkling Song, also bred by her owner, by Hunting Song from Scintillate, by Kilboy from Sequinette, by St. Ambrose.

Final Appearance One of the most reliable and consistent gallopers produced in the South Island in recent years, Silver Streak, made his final appearance in the Welkouaiti Cup on New Year’s Day. By Paper Money from Fulica, Silver Streak, who is now 10 years old, has raced over all distances up to two miles in ail parts of New Zealand Probably his outstanding performance was the defeat of Defaulter in the Electric Handicap, six furlongs, at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting last season. Silver Streak has never been actually unsound at any stage and has retired without ever suffering a breakdown, despite his strenuous career. Slake Increased The American Turf Association, has decided to increase the prize for the Kentucky Derby this year from 50,000 dollars to 75,000 dollars, and for the first time in the history of the race there will be prizes for the breeders of the first, second and third horses. The fourth horse also shares in the stake, and the trainers of the first three horses each receive a prize.

Carrying On As Usual It is the intention of the Australian racing clubs to carry on in the New Year as if there were no war. Stakes for the autumn meetings remain at their previous high level. In fact, an additional race—the Victoria Racing